Updated Apr 23, 2026
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F5

Ranked #568 of 1,000+ cybersecurity companies
Profile
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Overview

Website
Founded
1996
Crunchbase Rank
#39032

We deliver and secure every app.

F5, Inc., a global leader in application delivery and security, provides the F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform to deliver and secure apps and APIs across on‑premises, cloud, edge, and hybrid multicloud environments; its Japan arm, founded in 2000 in Tokyo, develops, manufactures, and provides network equipment and services.

Industries
IT Consulting and OutsourcingIT Services and IT ConsultingSystems and Information ManagementCybersecurityTMT
Type
Public Company

Company Size

Employees
 
6,140
Range5,001–10,000 employees
110K+

Affiliated Organizations

F5 DevCentral CommunityAffiliate
F5 Labs Threat ResearchAffiliate

Headquarters

801 5th Ave, Seattle, WA 98104

Followers

 
392,139

Press Coverage

DateArticlePublisher
Oct 23, 2025F5 Appoints Michael Montoya as Chief Technology Operations OfficerMorningstar.com
Mar 17, 2025F5 Appoints Angelique Okeke as General CounselMarketScreener
Dec 3, 2024F5 Welcomes John Maddison as Chief Product Marketing and Technology Alliances OfficerBusiness Wire
Oct 28, 2024F5 reports $747M in quarterly revenue as stock surges 10%; company names new CFOGeekWire
Sep 3, 2024F5 appoints COO (NASDAQ:FFIV)SeekingAlpha
May 2, 2024F5 welcomes Mohan Veloo as new chief technology officer for APCJDigital News Asia
Apr 2, 2024F5 Welcomes Lyra Schramm as Chief People Officer and Kunal Anand as Chief Technology OfficerBusiness Wire
Mar 19, 2024VC investor Bree Kirkham joins F5 Collective as chief commercial officerStartup Daily
Jan 23, 2024F5 appoints new CISO to lead enterprise cyber security strategychannelpro
Dec 15, 2022F5 names Kara Sprague its first chief product officerBusiness Journals

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Specialties

Application DeliveryWeb AccelerationSecurityLoad-balancingWAN OptimizationHigh AvailabilitySSL VPNNetwork Traffic ManagementNetwork HardwareCybersecurityDDoS ProtectionCloud ComputingApplication AvailabilityWAFApplication SecurityIdentity & Access Management

Categories

Consumer ElectronicsSaaSSecurityVirtualization

Event Appearances

8 events · 5 sponsor · 3 exhibitor
Global AppSec Singapore 2023
Oct 4, 2023·Sponsor
RSA Conference 2023
Apr 24, 2023·Sponsor
RSA Conference 2023
Apr 24, 2023·Exhibitor
RSA Conference 2022
Jun 6, 2022·Exhibitor
RSA Conference 2022
Jun 6, 2022·Sponsor
AWS re:Invent
Jan 12, 2021·Sponsor
RSA Conference 2020
Feb 24, 2020·Sponsor
MWC 2020 Barcelona
Feb 24, 2020·Exhibitor

Product

NameDescription
F5 Application Delivery and Security Platform (ADSP)A platform for application delivery and security that provides unified policy management, analytics, programmable data planes, and lifecycle automation across any deployment form factor.
F5 Distributed Cloud ServicesCloud-based services that provide security, networking, and application delivery across distributed multi-cloud and hybrid environments.
F5 BIG-IP Next for KubernetesA Kubernetes-native application delivery controller that enhances performance, multi-tenancy, and security for cloud-scale AI infrastructures.
F5 Web Application and API Protection (WAAP)A security solution that reduces risks and complexity by protecting web applications and APIs from cyber threats.
F5 Secure Multicloud NetworkingSolutions to connect, secure, and manage applications and APIs across distributed multi-cloud and hybrid networks.
F5 Application and Network Performance SolutionsTools to increase application availability and optimize network and application performance for better user experience.